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GKIDS Acquires Nothing American Theatrical Rights To “Labyrinth”
The animated feature will release in theaters for two nights only in Japanese with English subtitles and English-dubbed from May 10–11.
INTERVIEW: All The Info On “All You Need Is Kill”

INTERVIEW: All The Info On “All You Need Is Kill”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
January 16th, 2026
Now playing in theaters nationwide is All You Need Is Kill, an animated feature adaptation of the Japanese novel about young woman Rita, who's living the same day over and over again. Director Kenichiro Akimoto shares he loved about making this epic action adventure.
FIRST LOOK: “Shaun The Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom”

FIRST LOOK: “Shaun The Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom”

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
January 8th, 2026
GKIDS announced today its acquisition of US distribution rights to the latest Shaun The Sheep feature from Aardman. First look at the trailer, here.

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GKIDS Brings “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution” To Theatres This December

The next big North American anime event comes around this December, with the arrival of Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution. Debuting exclusively in IMAX theatres for a limited one day theatrical run, the movie will only appear on just 100 screens nationwide. In addition, a new IMAX poster has been unveiled.  This upcoming film is brought to […]
Haylie Baker|October 31, 2025
GKIDS Brings “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution” To Theatres This December

‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’: The Wide-Eyed Wonder of a Toddler’s Coming of Age

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKids, opening October 31 in select theaters and wide November 7), won the Grand Jury Prize at the eighth Animation Is Film Festival in Hollywood.
Avatar photoBill Desowitz|October 28, 2025
‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’: The Wide-Eyed Wonder of a Toddler’s Coming of Age

‘Animation Is Film’ Announces 2025 Winners

ANIMATION IS FILM (AIF) today announced the winners of its 8th annual festival, with AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, directed by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, receiving the festival’s top honor, the Grand Jury Prize.
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 21, 2025
‘Animation Is Film’ Announces 2025 Winners

100 Meters: Kenji Iwaisawa Advances Rotoscope for the Transcendent Racing Drama

For director Kenji Iwaisawa, 100 Meters (GKids, opening in select theaters October 10 and going wider October 12-14) provided the perfect opportunity to advance his skillful use of rotoscope in concert with 2D character animation and hyper-real 3D backgrounds
Avatar photoBill Desowitz|October 13, 2025
100 Meters: Kenji Iwaisawa Advances Rotoscope for the Transcendent Racing Drama

GKIDS Sends “Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain” To Theatres

Today, September 3rd, 2025, GKIDS shared its plans to bring Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain (Amélie et la Métaphysique des tubes) to the big screen on November 7th. Ahead of its nationwide release, the film will open in certain markets on October 31st. Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain appeared at the […]
Haylie Baker|September 3, 2025
GKIDS Sends “Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain” To Theatres

GKIDS Brings Marmoru Oshii’s “Angel Egg” To Theatres This Fall

Starting November 19, GKIDS will bring director Mamoru Oshii’s classic film Angel’s Egg to North American theatres, marking an exciting return forty years after its initial Japanese debut. The upcoming theatrical release has been restored in 4K, overseen by the director himself. Angel’s Egg was first released in 1985 on home video. Tokuma Shoten served […]
Haylie Baker|August 28, 2025
GKIDS Brings Marmoru Oshii’s “Angel Egg” To Theatres This Fall

GKIDS Acquires Nothing American Theatrical Rights To “Labyrinth”

The animated feature will release in theaters for two nights only in Japanese with English subtitles and English-dubbed from May 10–11.